Dominik Alberto

Dominik Alberto (born 28 April 1992) is a Swiss pole vaulter and decathlete. He is a 14-time national champion and his personal best of 5.71 metres is tied for the Swiss national record in the pole vault.

Dominik Alberto

Personal information
Nationality	Swiss
Born	(1992-04-28) 28 April 1992 (age 33)[1]
Height	182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault, decathlon
Club	LC Zürich [de][1]
Coached by	Nicole Büchler[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	PV: 5.71 =NR (2021) DEC: 7631 pts (2017)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Switzerland European Team Championships First League 2021 Cluj-Napoca Pole vault

Biography

Alberto's first national title was in 2016 at the Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships. Since then, he has won 14 national titles indoors and outdoors, all in the pole vault.^[1]

At the 2021 Irena Szewińska Memorial, Alberto jumped a personal best of 5.65 metres.^[3] Less than one month later at the Hoch Hinaus Cup, Alberto jumped 5.71 metres to tie Felix Böhni's Swiss national record which had stood since 1983.^[1][4]

Since 2007, Alberto has been a part of the LC Zürich [de] club and coached by Nicole Büchler.^[2]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Competition	Venue	Date
Pole vault	5.71 =NR	Hoch Hinaus Cup	Landau, Germany	10 July 2021
Decathlon	7631 pts	Schweizermeisterschaften um Mehrkampf	Payerne, Switzerland	27 August 2017